2 years ago
Residents in the 100 block of W. Phillips woke to the sound of $2,000 in damage to a nearby residence on Monday. The incident took place around 7:29 AM on July 10th. Neighbors heard the sound of breaking windows and called law enforcement to the scene on W. Phillips to investigate. Officers arrived to find several ...

2 years ago
A band that is an American institution is coming to Salina. Cheap Trick is coming to the Stiefel Theatre. Cheap Trick has been beloved around the globe since the 1970s for their instantly identifiable, hugely influential, brand of pop rock 'n' roll. Songs like "Dream Police" , "Surrender” , and "I Want You To Want Me" ...

2 years ago
A single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle along Interstate 70 sent a man from Virginia to the hospital in Salina. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, 74-year-old Joseph Jacobs from Virginia Beach, Virginia, was riding a 2016 Can-Am motorcycle headed east on I 70 in Dickinson County.  The vehicle left the road, entered a ditch, struck ...

2 years ago
A Salina woman trying to purchase a handicap van via social media is bilked out of thousands of dollars. According to Salina Police, the woman was attempting to purchase an accessible van on Facebook from R & R Mobility in Athens, Georgia. She made transactions, providing over $13,300. After not receiving the van, and not hearing back ...

2 years ago
Salina Police are looking for suspects who took a couple of pieces of heavy equipment on a joyride and caused damage. Police say sometime late Thursday into Sunday afternoon vehicles belonging to Excel Dirt and Excavating were damaged. The heavy equipment had been left parked at a worksite where trees are being removed behind the Salina ...

2 years ago
Police are investigating after multiple Oxford House sober living facilities were vandalized with graffiti. According to Salina Police late Thursday into early Friday vandals targeted five Oxford House facilities located on the following streets: 515 W Beloit 2608 Highland 101 E Moreland 903 Manor 604 E Leslie In each instance "Beware of Outcast" and "Careful Simon", along ...

2 years ago
The Saline County Sheriffs Office is looking for thieves who stole over 1,500 gallons of diesel fuel from a convenience store. According to the agency, at 4:00 in the morning Thursday, 1,505 gallons of diesel fuel was stolen from Singh Travel Plaza on Hedville Road. Security cameras captured video of  a red Dodge 3500 dually pickup ...

2 years ago
Nominations are currently being solicited for inductees into the 2023 class of the Salina Business Hall of Fame. According to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, they established the Salina Business Hall of Fame in 2005 to honor prominent business leaders both past and present, which have made extraordinary contributions to Salina, earned the respect of the ...

2 years ago
Investigators have found that a contractor exposed employees to potentially fatal hazards as two workers avoided tragedy in Salina trench collapse. The incident happened back in January near Salina South High School. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Precision Plumbing of Cheney was cited for 2 willful and 6 serious violations. The company faces $334,000 ...

2 years ago
A long-time fan of the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene is now behind the microphone, working the rodeo. As a kid, Scott Grover’s parents brought him to the rodeo when they visited friends in Abilene. He watched announcer Phil Gardenhire and rodeo clown Lecile Harris, both legends in the sport, and thought, ‘maybe someday I ...

2 years ago
A driver was killed in a wrong-way crash along Interstate 70. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, a 2012 Chevrolet Impala was headed east on the Interstate. For an unknown reason,the car crossed the median and began to travel eastbound in the westbound lanes. It crossed both the driving and passing lanes and struck a 2023 ...